November 12, 2014

As basketball season gets started, I wanted to briefly discuss one of the most common basketball injuries that often needs surgery - that being the ACL. The ACL, as most sports enthusiasts probably already understand, is a ligament inside the knee that helps stabilize the knee joint, especially during cutting and pivoting motions.

October 23, 2014

October 16, 2014

Ankle sprains are some of the most common injuries in sports. When they occur low down by the bony protuberances (“malleoli”) on either the outside or the inside of the ankle, they are generally treated symptomatically until the athlete is able to return to competition. When they sprain occurs higher up between the two leg bones (tibia and fibula), the sprain takes much longer to heal and often requires surgery.

September 23, 2014

Leadership from Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center (MMSC) and McFarland Clinic are pleased to announce a new partnership to expand cancer services in Marshalltown. While McFarland Clinic has offered medical oncology and surgical services locally for many years, this partnership would expand on the current cancer services to add radiation therapy treatment options.